Six people were killed in a shooting at a youth welfare centre in northern Germany, while police arrested two individuals, including the suspected gunman, as investigations into the attack continue. According to German authorities, the shooting occurred in the city of Stade when an armed man allegedly opened fire inside a youth welfare facility, causing […]
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Events cancelled, records loom as heatwave reaches Germany
A heatwave sweeping Europe was starting to peak in Germany on Thursday, with several open-air events canceled and temperatures expected to top 40C through the weekend. Large parts of the country are already under “severe to extreme heat stress” with temperatures soaring to around 37C, the German Weather Service (DWD) said. In an unprecedented step, […]
Germany rail services disrupted by system outage
Rail services across Germany were brought to a standstill for several hours after a nationwide communications system failure disrupted railway operations, leaving thousands of passengers stranded and causing widespread travel chaos. The disruption began late Tuesday when a fault affected the GSM-R digital communications network, a critical system used for internal railway operations. The outage […]
Germany maintain winning run as Portugal, Belgium claim warm-up victories
Germany earned a 2-1 victory over World Cup co-hosts United States in their final warm-up match in Chicago on Saturday, while there were also victories for Portugal and Belgium as teams fine-tune ahead of the tournament’s kickoff next week. It was the ninth win in a row for four-time world champions Germany, who are looking […]
KP Minister Meena Khan offloaded at Peshawar Airport while leaving for Germany
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Minister for Higher Education Meena Khan Afridi was offloaded at Bacha Khan International Airport Peshawar while leaving for Germany. Meena Khan Afridi was on a visit to the University of Tubingen in Germany on behalf of the Higher Education Department. Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials stopped Meena Khan from going abroad. Meena […]
Germany’s Karl ruled out of World Cup with muscle tear
Germany’s attacking midfielder Lennart Karl will miss the World Cup after sustaining a muscle tear in training before Saturday’s friendly international against the United States, coach Julian Nagelsmann said. The 18-year-old suffered a muscle bundle tear in his left thigh during training on Friday in Chicago and was taken to hospital. He will be replaced […]
What Germany’s UNSC Defeat Revealed
The most revealing votes at the United Nations are often the ones cast in silence. When the General Assembly convened on June 3 in New York to elect the next slate of non?permanent members to the Security Council, there was no dramatic denunciation of Berlin, no public reprimand, no veto and no visible rupture. However, […]
Germany looking for World Cup redemption after successive early exits
The memories of two successive World Cup group-stage exits weigh heavily on the Germany team before another attempt at restoring lost pride. Surely it couldn´t happen again? Germany, the four-time world champion, has been on a quest for redemption since its ignoble exit from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar marked a new low for […]
Nato seeks details as US says it will pull about 5,000 troops from Germany
NATO said on Saturday it was working with the United States to understand Washington’s decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany as a rift in transatlantic ties deepens over the Middle East war. The Pentagon’s announcement of the troop withdrawal follows a spat between US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who said […]
Germany, Italy block bid to suspend EU-Israel trade pact
Germany and Italy have blocked a bid to suspend a European Union trade pact with Israel. Spain, Slovenia and Ireland urged a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Tuesday to debate suspending the association agreement due to Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and violence in the occupied West Bank. However, opponents said the […]